Month: June 2013

ABC’s coverage of Game 7 of the NBA Finals averaged 26.32 million viewers, the second-largest audience for a NBA Finals game since the network resumed televising the event in 2003. Only Game 7 of the 2010 Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and BostonCeltics, which averaged 28.2 million viewers, averaged more viewers than theMiami Heat’s

Two Marines are paying tribute to the men and women who serve our country made a stop in the desert as part of their “Wounded Walk. Adam Shatarsky and Christopher Senopole are walking from Camp Pendleton near San Diego to Washington D.C. to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project. The two men are used

A 37-year-old man was arrested today for allegedly attacking a sheriff’s deputy when he pulled him over in Palm Desert today. A motorcycle deputy conducted a traffic stop on Yi Ming Li at about 11:40 a.m. on Gerald Ford Drive, west of Shepherd Lane, sheriff’s Sgt. David Wright said. “During the investigation, the suspect assaulted

Two men were arrested Thursday night after allegedly stabbing a man outside a Wells Fargo in Palm Desert. Just before 10 p.m. Thursday, Palm Desert police respond to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon and attempted robbery on the 34300 block of Monterey Avenue. At the scene, deputies learned the victim wasusing an

A medical spa in Desert Hot Springs is helping patients use natural forms of medicine to help recover from injuries and ailments. The Living Longer Medical Resort helps cure patients through natural methods including laser therapy, hot spring spas and oxygen therapy through a hyperbaric chamber. The increased oxygen flow makes energy for the body

A Jurupa Valley woman who allegedly abandoned 30 dogs and a cat inside a house from which she was evicted is facing about $20,000 in fines, a Riverside County official said today. Patricia Hellyer, 57, was leasing a single-story residence in the 5500 block of Tilton Avenue where Department of Animal Services officers seized Chihuahua

New England Patriots player, Aaron Hernandez is starting to loose endorsement deals because of an investigation into a homicide near his home. The company that makes Muscle Milk is terminating his contract because of the police investigation. This comes as police issued an arrest warrant for Hernandez. Police say he is to be charged with

Police say the co-owner of a shuttered Riverside marijuana dispensary was kidnapped for three days and tortured by his former business associates. The Riverside Press Enterprise reported Thursday that the victim met with his business partner and supplier last week to settle debts. Sgt. Dan Russell says the supplier and one of the co-owners overpowered

La incapacidad de Michael Jackson para aprender nuevos pasos de baile y recordar las letras de sus canciones eran sntomas de que el cantante estaba totalmente privado del sueo al momento de su muerte, segn un experto en sueo que declar ante el jurado el viernes. Charles Czeisler dijo que los reportes sobre la frustrada

A La Quinta ham radio club will participate tomorrowin what’s considered the largest annual on-the-air event in the U.S. andCanada. Desert R.A.T.S Amateur Radio Club will operate from the La Quinta CityHall Emergency Operations Center during ARRL Field Day, during which more than35,000 radio amateurs gather to operate from remote locations. The Desert R.A.T.S. will

The Food Network says it will not renew the contract of celebrity chef Paula Deen, days after it was revealed she admitted using racial slurs in the past. The network said in a news release Friday afternoon that it would not renew Deen’s contract when it expires at the end of the month. Deen has

The unemployment rate in Riverside County edged downlast month on the heels of marginal job growth, state officials reported today. The county’s non-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in May, based onpreliminary estimates, was 9.2 percent, compared to 9.6 percent in April,according to the California Employment Development Department. The rate was 2.6 percentage points below the level of

Leaders in the state Senate are introducing a constitutional amendment to mandate that local governments comply with the California Public Records Act without being reimbursed by the state for their costs. Democratic Sen. Mark Leno of San Francisco introduced the amendment Friday. Lawmakers could vote on it as soon as next week. The move comes

KC and the Sunshine Band will receive a star on thePalm Springs Walk of Stars next month, it was announced today. The band will be given the walk’s 357th star the afternoon of July 6. The group is performing that night at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio. Theceremony will begin at 3 that afternoon at

The Palm Springs Police Department will operate aDUI checkpoint Friday night at an undisclosed location. Beginning at 8:30 p.m., and continuing until 2:30 a.m. Saturday,officers will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment and make suredrivers are carrying valid driver’s licenses, Sgt. Harvey Reed said. Checkpoints reduce crashes, Reed said, noting that people arrested

California’s unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in May, marking the first time in nearly five years the jobless rate has dipped below 9 percent. The state Employment Development Department reported Friday a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from 9 percent in the previous month. The drop in May puts California’s unemployment rate at the

Brazil awoke Friday to city centers still smoldering after a night that shocked the nation: 1 million anti-government protesters took to the streets in scores of cities, with clusters battling police and destroying swaths of storefronts and government buildings. President Dilma Rousseff called an emergency meeting about the protest with top Cabinet members Friday, after

A onetime Palm Springs resident accused of flying tothe Philippines to have sex with boys he met online pleaded not guilty todayto federal charges and was ordered detained pending trial by a Los Angelesjudge who found the former USC professor to be a “danger to the community.” Walter Lee Williams appeared in court shackled, handcuffed